Karla flicked her ash, blew out a cloud of smoke, and without missing a beat, went on to tell me more of what I could expect, if I were to come back. The conversation didn’t take long, but I can tell you that before I left, I knew that I’d return soon.

Of course, like most little boys, my brother and I were curious, and would often creep into the dark dining-room to peek into the TV-room and see what he was watching. It goes without saying that early on Dad would try to explain to us about how we needed to go to sleep, for all of the obvious reasons. As may be the case with most little boys, it didn't stop us from doing it again and again.

The other day, I met up with a friend and fellow photographer for a photo walk, through a park in Trumbull, CT. Lechmoore Simms is a very talented photographer who specializes in landscape and HDR photography. He and I wondered along the ponds and streams that surrounded us. We compared styles, discussed strategies, and explored our surroundings. We looked forward to the blooming of the flowers and upcoming greenery. We watched the sky, as the sun slowly fell into the horizon...

Tuesday, I attended an event at the Bridgeport (CT) Department Of Labor, after a friend mentioned that Senators Anthony Musto (Bridgeport, Monroe and Trumbull) and Andres Ayala, Jr. (Bridgeport and Stratford) would be present...

On February 7th, I looked through my inventory of online photos. I used Google's image search to perform a copyright audit, looking to see if any were being used out of copyright. Mistakenly, I discretely questioned an e-learning, marketing, and promotion site for wedding photographers called Book More Brides about one of my photos, via Twitter...

He introduced himself as Yung Jee. He visited the park daily, feeding the birds that had come to recognize him as a friend. I asked him if I had misunderstood something that I overheard him telling the others...

From time to time people who compliment my photos might say something like, "I wish that I could take a picture like that". Of course hearing such praise appeals to my ego. After all, it implies that in some way I was able to touch something within them.

On the other hand, there are times when a person will say that they are incapable of taking good photos. It is then that I tell them that I don't believe it to be true.

In all things, timing is crucial. Be it the bending of a knee to propose to your one-and-only or an extended hand when pitching a business venture, the best results often come to fruition when the timing is "just right"...

What I was really interested in was to see if any photo users were breaching my copyright. My works, which have been posted on sites like 500px and Flickr, have resolutions under 1100 ppi. For those, I generally offer a Creative Commons (CC BY-ND) license. As it turns out, even big corporations will disregard them.

Today, I found two interesting articles on the Tuts+ website about intellectual property (IP) and copyright protection. In many cases, these subjects might appear to be one and the same, however there are many of you who should appreciate the differences. Most noticeably would be protection and resolutions for conflict.

Sure, we had a little sporting competition where some blue birds hammered on some horsies. (Congratulations to the winners!) That was almost as enjoyable as the chicken wings and home-made goodies that we had.

But, these are only some of a number of things that I've been lucky enough to enjoy, this week. Most important were love, family, friends, birthdays, dinners and drinks, prospects, and joy. What more could a guy ask for?